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truth_n	day_n	lord_n	sabbath_n	1,964	5	9.6405	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81869	Altum silentium or, silence the duty of saints, under every sad providence. An occasional sermon preached after the death of a daughter, by her father: viz. / By John Durant preacher of the gospel in Christ's-Church Canterbury.	John Durant, b. 1620.	1659 (1659)	Wing D2670; Thomason E2136_1; ESTC R208350	19,134	62

Altum Silentium OR SILENCE THE Duty of Saints UNDER Every sad providence AN Occasional SERMON Preached after the Death of a Daughter by her Father viz. By John Durant Preacher of the Gospel in Christ's-Church Canterbury What shall I say He hath both spoken to me and Himself hath done it Isa 38.15 London Printed by J. Streater and are to be sold in Popes-head-Ally near Corn-Hill 1659. TO The Reader Christian Friend THe Book of Job saith Augustine is the afflicted man's Scripture And I may say this little Book is the afflicted man's duty A little pearl may be of great of price and such is this little Treatise that now is put into thy hand The waves did but lift Noah's Ark nearer to heaven and the higher the water rose the nearer the Ark was lifted up to heaven sometimes such an operation afflictions have upon Noahs upon Preachers of Righteousnesse And if they have not had the same operation upon the Authour of the ensuing discourse I am much mistaken Afflictions to some are like the prick at the Nightingals breast that awakes her and puts her upon her sweet and delightfull noats And whether they have not had such an operation upon the worthy Author I will leave the Reader to judge The more precious Odours and the purest Spices are beaten and bruised the sweeter Scent and Savour they send abroad Had not God bruised to death one of the choisest and sweetest flowers in the Author's Garden he had not sent abroad this sweet and savoury Sermon We try Metall by knocking if it sound well then we like it well That 's a tryed Christian a thorough-Christian indeed that gives a pleasant sound when under the knocking-hand of God If thou layest thine Ear thy Heart close to the following Tract thou wilt hear such a sound as will be sweeter to thee then the hony or the Hony-comb That Christian is worth a world who under the sorest and sharpest afflictions is like the stone in Thracia that neither burneth in the fire nor sinketh in the water Whose silence and patience is invincible and impregnable None are such an honour to God such a glory to the Gospel such a shame to Satan and such a wonder to the World as these who can lay their hands upon their mouths when God's Rod layes heavy upon their backs That this is every Christians duty and glory is fully and sweetly evinced in the following Discourse Happy are we when Gods Corrections are our Instructions His lashes our lessons Isa 26.9 Psal 94.12 Prov. 3.12 13. Chap. 6.23 His scourges our School-Masters His chastisements our Advertisements And to note this the Hebrews and Greeks both expresse Chastening and Teaching by one and the same word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because the latter is the true end of the former according to that in the proverb Smart makes wit and Vexation gives understanding That this happinesse the Reader may attain to is the thing endeavoured by the Author Reader thou hast much wrapt up in a little 't is more to be admired than to have Homer's Iliads compriz'd in a Nut-shell 'T is a mourning Sermon and Mourning should be plain The Reverend Author knew right well that 't was better to present Truth in her Native plainnesse then to hang her ears with counterfeit Pearls He knew that the King of Nineveh was a King as well in his sack-cloth as in his Royal Robes The Author is known to be a Master workman and one that could easily shoot his arrowes over his hearers heads See his precious works in Print and then Judge but he had rather shoot them into his hearers hearts He dares not affect sublime notions obscure expressions which are but mysterious Nothings He dares not do as many who make plain truths difficult and easy truths hard and so darken counsell by words without knowledge Job 38.2 If thou wilt but tast and try thou wilt find this little Treatise to be a heavenly Hony-hive to thy Soul If thou shalt say Oh! 't is sweet 't is seasonable 't is suitable to my condition and to God's dispensations abroad in the world but why have we no more of this sweet Wine no more of this Water of life no more of these Clusters of Canaan I must tell thee that the honoured Authour buried his dear and hopefull daughter on the Friday and preached this Sermon the Sabbath day following and therefore thou hast more cause to blesse the Lord and admire the Lord for his goodnesse assistance and presence with the Authour that has inabled him to bring forth a truth of so great weight and concernment to us even then when he was under such sore and sharp rebukes of God 'T is not every ones happinesse to have such a presence of God with them when the Rod of God is heavy upon them Reader the point insisted on is a point of speciall use to Christians especially to such as are under the afflicting hand of God whether in spirituals or in temporals And if storms should fall upon us from abroad or at home it will be found in the use of it more worth then Gold I have read of the stone Garaman●ides that hath drops of Gold in it many a golden drop wilt thou find in the f●llowing Lines As Moses laid up the Manna in the golden Pot and as Alexander kept Homer's Iliads in a Cabinet embroidered with Gold so do thou ●ay up this Sermon in the golden Cabinet of thy heart If troubles at present are not upon thee yet thou must remember that thou art born to them Job 5.7 John 16. ult 14. Acts 21.22 as the sparks fly upwards God had but one Son without sin he hath no Son without sorrow he had but one without corruption he had none without correction he scourgeth every Son whom he receives he can quickly turn thy Summer day into a Winter night and then this Sermon may be to thee a sutable and an invaluable mercy I shall onely take leave to hint a few things to the Author my Reverend Brother and to my dear Sister his virtuous yoakfellow who are above all others concerned in this sharp and smart dispensation and so conclude First That well grounded hope confidence and assurance that you and others had of the buddings and blossomings of grace in her in her tender age and of her being now at rest in the bosome of the Father should not onely quiet and silence you Heb. 11.4 but also joy and rejoyce you Why may you not think that you hear her though dead yet speaking thus unto you When God has stampt his Image upon a mite 'T is meet that God should have his right After a few years past a wearied breath I have exchanged for a happy death Short was my Life the longer is my rest God takes them soonest whom he loveth best She that is born to day and dies to morrow Loses some hours of joy but Years of sorrow Other diseases often